Trump goes after Lindsey Graham over Syria pullout

President Trump went after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Thursday after he criticized the president's decision to pull U.S. troops from Syria. And while Graham has been an ardent supporter of the president, this wasn't an issue Trump was going to let slide. In fact, there are basically no issues President Trump lets slide when it comes to any criticism of his actions.

Trump tweeted on Thursday:

“So hard to believe that Lindsey Graham would be against saving soldier lives & billions of $$$. Why are we fighting for our enemy, Syria, by staying & killing for them, Russia, Iran & other locals? Time to focus on our Country & bring our youth back home where they belong!” 

The military should not be referred to as "our youth," because it makes them sound like poor, defenseless kids who don't want to be there. On the contrary, this is why patriotic Americans enlist in the armed forces and why our nation has the most lethal military in the history of the world.

Another point:  ". . . our youth back home where they belong" is not where they signed up to be. They belong defending our country wherever in the world they are needed.

The president’s comments come after Graham slammed his decision to remove 2,000 troops from Syria, calling the move “Obama-like.” And where Graham is clearly correct is the fact that Trump, like Obama, announced the withdrawal publicly, and for which he criticized Obama.

“My theory is that by pulling 2,200 out in Northeastern Syria, that’s going to boost ISIS’ ability to come back,” Graham told Fox News on Wednesday. “But even more than that, the Kurds in Syria, who came forward when nobody else would to help us fight ISIS, fought bravely and died in large numbers, they’re going to feel abandoned.”

That's because we are abandoning them!

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